Valley View lost against West Scranton back in April, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Valley View Cougars fell just short of the West Scranton Invaders by a score of 2-1. The defeat continues a trend for Valley View in their matchups with West Scranton: they've now lost four in a row.
For West Scranton's part, AJ Levandoski spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up 12 Ks.
At the plate, West Scranton's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Marc Russo, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base. John Grasso was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base.
Valley View's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for West Scranton, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Valley View will head out on the road to square off against Wallenpaupack Area at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for West Scranton, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Scranton Prep at 4:30 p.m. West Scranton's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Scranton Prep's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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